Justin Tadlock

Justin Tadlock is a developer, designer, and writer. He is a one-time winner of National Novel Writing Month. He has worked with WordPress in some form since 2005. He also has too many cats, chickens, and ducks.

Google Launches Beta of AMP-Powered Web Stories Plugin for WordPress

Justin Tadlock · July 3, 2020 · 7 Comments

Google announced a public beta of its new Web Stories WordPress plugin this week. The plugin’s description aptly reads, “Visual … Continue reading Google Launches Beta of AMP-Powered Web Stories Plugin for WordPress →
Decision Time: What Block Patterns Should Ship With WordPress 5.5?

Justin Tadlock · July 2, 2020 · 7 Comments

The first beta release of WordPress 5.5 is mere days away. This test release is expected to ship on July … Continue reading Decision Time: What Block Patterns Should Ship With WordPress 5.5? →
Build Static or Dynamic Blocks With the WP Block Builder Script

Justin Tadlock · July 1, 2020 · 1 Comment

Today, Jeffrey Carandang released WP Block Builder, an npm script for developers to begin building WordPress blocks. It is just … Continue reading Build Static or Dynamic Blocks With the WP Block Builder Script →
GiveWP 2.7 Adds Donation Form Templates and Per-Form Stripe Connections

Justin Tadlock · June 30, 2020 · 2 Comments

Earlier today, Impress.org released version 2.7 of its popular donation plugin GiveWP. The update focuses on laying the foundation for … Continue reading GiveWP 2.7 Adds Donation Form Templates and Per-Form Stripe Connections →
Smash Balloon Joins Awesome Motive

Justin Tadlock · June 29, 2020 · No Comments

On June 23, Awesome Motive announced it had acquired Smash Balloon, a company that focuses on a family of social … Continue reading Smash Balloon Joins Awesome Motive →
The Best Documentation Is No Documentation

Justin Tadlock · June 26, 2020 · 12 Comments

Hear me out before telling me how wrong I am. Over the past couple of weeks, I have read a … Continue reading The Best Documentation Is No Documentation →
Add Per-Block Notes and Create Draft Blocks With the Wholesome Publishing Plugin

Justin Tadlock · June 25, 2020 · 3 Comments

Matt Watson, through his Wholesome Code brand, released a plugin called Wholesome Publishing on the WordPress plugin directory on Tuesday. … Continue reading Add Per-Block Notes and Create Draft Blocks With the Wholesome Publishing Plugin →
Gutenberg 8.4 Adds Image Editing, Includes Multi-Block Controls, and Enables Block Directory Search

Justin Tadlock · June 24, 2020 · 6 Comments

Gutenberg 8.4 landed today with some major user-facing changes, including new image editing tools and the ability to edit options … Continue reading Gutenberg 8.4 Adds Image Editing, Includes Multi-Block Controls, and Enables Block Directory Search →
Control Block Design via the EditorPlus WordPress Plugin

Justin Tadlock · June 23, 2020 · 5 Comments

Last week, as I was making the final edits on a review of his Gutenberg Forms project, Munir Kamal was … Continue reading Control Block Design via the EditorPlus WordPress Plugin →
Gutenberg Times to Hold Live Q&A on Block-Based Themes and Full-Site Editing

Justin Tadlock · June 22, 2020 · No Comments

On Friday, June 26, Gutenberg Times will be holding a live Q&A on block-based themes and full-site editing. The Zoom … Continue reading Gutenberg Times to Hold Live Q&A on Block-Based Themes and Full-Site Editing →
Proposal to Rename the ‘Master’ Branch of WordPress-Owned Git Repositories

Justin Tadlock · June 19, 2020 · 58 Comments

Yesterday, core contributor Aaron Jorbin proposed renaming the default “master” branch for all WordPress-owned Git repositories to “main.” The proposal … Continue reading Proposal to Rename the ‘Master’ Branch of WordPress-Owned Git Repositories →